“The Open Source Time Machine” now available on The New Accelerator!

The good folks over at The New Accelerator have picked up another one of my stories! This time, it’s The Open Source Time Machine. If you’re already a subscriber, be sure to check it out, and if you’re not a subscriber, it looks like they put out a new weekly story for the very reasonable… Continue reading “The Open Source Time Machine” now available on The New Accelerator!

Halo Landfall

Here’s a little bit of nostalgia to start off your week. Remember this? For years, I thought it was either bootleg footage or a fan project. The only video I could find of it was on some kid’s YouTube channel at 144p. But no, it’s official Bungie. Here it is in HD.

Reconsidering my newsletter

One of my writer friends made an interesting comment the other day. We were talking about email newsletters, and he pointed out that Jordan Peterson’s 5th rule, “don’t let your children do anything that makes you dislike them,” also applies to newsletter subscribers. Obviously, I don’t think that my newsletter subscribers are my children. But… Continue reading Reconsidering my newsletter

Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold

I love the Vorkosigan books. Miles isn’t in this one, but a bunch of other characters are. It’s the same universe, with the same fascinating history, just with a bunch of new and interesting complications. Ethan is from a world where women do not exist. The uterine replicator has rendered them obsolete, and a colony… Continue reading Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold

Should I submit to non-paying markets?

I’ve recently gotten back into writing and submitting short stories, and this is one of the questions on my mind. Don’t get me wrong: I still believe in the top-down approach to short stories, where you start with the highest paying markets and work your way down. And I’m not going to write anything specifically… Continue reading Should I submit to non-paying markets?